| Object Number |
29-94-2 |
| Current Location |
Collections Storage |
| Culture |
Owo-Yoruba |
| Provenience |
Nigeria |
| Culture Area |
Owo-Yoruba |
| Date Made |
18th century CE |
| Section |
African |
| Materials |
Ivory |
| Iconography |
Human Figures |
| Description |
Five supporting figures. Principle wears catfish headdress and cross on breast |
| Height |
18.5 cm |
| Outside Diameter |
8.1 cm |
| Credit Line |
Received from various sources, pre-1929 |
| Other Number |
054 - Cast Number |
Current & Past Exhibitions
Bibliography
| Wardwell, Allen. African Sculpture from the University Museum, University of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1986. See: pp. 64-65, fig. 19 |
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| Plass, Margaret B. "African Negro Sculpture: A Walk Through the Gallery." The University Museum Bulletin 21, no. 4. ( Dec 1957): 5-76. See: p. 36 |
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| Plass, Margaret B. African Tribal Sculpture. The University Museum, 1956. See: p. 33 |
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| Hall, Henry U. "An Ivory Standing Cup From Benin." The Museum Journal 17, no. 4. (1926): 415-432. See: p. 421 |
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| Curnow, Kathy. Iyare! Splendor and Tension In Benin's Palace Theatre. 2016. See: pp. 192-193 |
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